Explore the Family Name Sayler

The meaning of Sayler

1. English: probably a variant of Saylor. 2. German: variant of Seiler.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

How common is the last name Sayler in the United States?

Based on the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Sayler has seen minor shifts between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Sayler was ranked as the 11,355th most popular surname, but it slipped slightly to the 11,436th spot a decade later, representing a decrease of 0.71%. However, despite the slip in ranking, the actual number of individuals bearing the surname increased by 8.04% during the same period, moving from 2,549 in 2000 to 2,754 in 2010. Consequently, the proportion per 100,000 people dipped marginally by 1.06%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#11,355	#11,436	-0.71%
Count	2,549	2,754	8.04%
Proportion per 100k	0.94	0.93	-1.06%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Sayler

The ethnicity associated with the surname Sayler also underwent changes between 2000 and 2010, as evidenced by the Decennial U.S. Census data. The majority of the people with the surname identify as White, which decreased slightly from 95.37% in 2000 to 94.95% in 2010. There were notable increases in those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander and Hispanic, with growth rates of 65.71% and 39.64% respectively. The population of Saylers identifying as having two or more ethnic identities saw a decline of 40.52%, while Black identification fell by 19.77%. Notably, there was a significant increase of 155% in those identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native, although they only constitute a small portion of the overall population.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.37%	94.95%	-0.44%
Hispanic	1.69%	2.36%	39.64%
Two or More Races	1.53%	0.91%	-40.52%
Black	0.86%	0.69%	-19.77%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.35%	0.58%	65.71%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.2%	0.51%	155%